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March 29, 1923
and she sings with feeling. Fritz-Gaillard appeared in two cello solos.	_	_
Orpheus Club.
This club was organized by the late J. P. Dupuy and conducted by him until his death. Since then Hugo Kirkhoffer has been director. The program on March 8 was light and bright and given with the enthusiasm and vitality characteristic of this club’s work. The most serious number was In the Night, by Ludwig Liebe, and was beautifully rendered. Frieda Peycke, composer-pianist, whose piano logues have made her well known, was the artist on the program, and, as always, was a delight. Miss Peycke’s work is entirely original composition, and stands alone in its unique artistry.
Oratorio Society.
The Los Angeles Oratorio Society, John Smallman conductor, gave the most ambitious effort it has yet essayed in a performance of Quo Vadis, with the full Philharmonic Orchestra, March 11. Carl Gantvoort, baritone; Monnie Hayes Hastings, soprano; Frank Geiger, bass, and Dr. Ray Hastings at the organ, supplemented the chorus. It seemed to be the consensus of opinion that Mr. Smallman had opened the way for a future presentation of modern works of interest.
Mozart Opera Gives Joy.
Grace Carroll Elliot, local manager of artists, presented the Mozart opera, Cosi Fan Tutte, under the production of William Wade Hinshaw for three performances, February 26 and 27, and thereby gave joy to the musically elect. The leading parts were sung by Irene Williams, soprano; Judson House, tenor, and Leo de Hierapolis, baritone.
Orchestra Concerts.
The “pop” concert by the orchestra on March 4 was a Tschaikowsky program, with Calmon Luboviski, violinist, as soloist. He gave the Serenade Melancholique and, as usual, pleased greatly. His second number was the Bach Partita in E major. The orchestra played the immortal sixth symphony, and closed with the 1812 overture. It was a notable concert.
On March 9 and 10 the program included the lovely spring symphony of Schumann, Liadow’s Baba-Yaga, and the Sibelius tone poem, Finlandia. Mischa Levitzki, pianist, added to the already overwhelming impress of the Russians in our musical season.
Notes.
Recitals were given the past week by Theo Karl, tenor, who is a favorite here; Arthur Schnabel, pianist, who proved interesting to the students of the piano, and Titta Ruffo. baritone, who created a furore among his many countrymen here, as well as hosts of others.
Anna Rugena Sprotte gave a reception in honor of Theo Karl at her home, Sunday,■ March 4, which a large number of musical and “movie” folk attended.
Melba French Barr, soprano; Morris Stoloff, violinist, and Lorna Gregg, pianist, gave a concert in San Bernardino lately. Miss Barr will sing the leading role in Faust in San Diego in April for the Western Opera Company. She will also fill several Northern engagements in May.
Manager Behymer presented the Tony Sarg Marionettes in three performances and the Gamut Club Theater was sold out each time.	J. C.
ton, and Leo de Hieropolis made up an excellent cast. Stuart Ross accompanied tastefully. The costumes and scenery were attractive. It was an evening of musical sunshine. The company appeared under the direction of the Elwyn Concert Bureau, H. M. McFadden, manager.
The MacDowell Club Chorus (fifty women), William H. Boyer director, gave a delightful concert in the Multnomah Hotel, singing works by MacDowell, Howard Bar-low, Strauss, Puccini and Nevin. With the assistance of twenty men from the Apollo Club, the chorus also sang The Monastery of Montserrat (Catalonian). In the matter of precision, tonal balance and shading, the chorus has reached a high degree of excellence. May Van Dyke Hardwick played fine accompaniments.
A popular concert at the Public Auditorium, March 4, had as participants the Lincoln High School Chorus, George D. Ingram, director; Ella Connell Jesse, pianist; Blanche Williams Segersten, soprano, and Frederick W. Goodrich, organist.
Mrs. M. Donald Spencer, business manager of the Portland Symphony Orchestra, has returned from Albany, Ore., where she assisted in organizing a MacDowell Club of sixty women.	J. R. O.
LOS ANGELES CHORAL CLUBS
FURNISH IMPORTANT CONCERTS
Ellis Club, Lyric Club, Orpheus Club and Oratorio Society Heard in Interesting Concerts—Mozart Opera Gives Joy—Orchestra Concerts—Notes
Los Angeles, Cal., March IS.—The four most important local choral clubs have given concerts recently. The Ellis Club gave a concert for the benefit of the children’s hospital on February 26 that excelled even that splendid club’s usual fine work, and was further enhanced by the assistance of exceptional soloists. Hazel Elwell, soprano, gave three solos and sang the solo parts to the Chopin-Vogrich Ring Out Wild Bells, an adaptation from the famous Funeral March. The melody of the second part was sung by Miss Elwell with lovely quality and true artistic conception. Leona Neblett, violinist, contributed to the program in several solos, showing a broad, beautiful tone and fine interpretation. Harold Proctor, tenor; Albert Quast and W. R. Guiberson also sang incidental solos with the chorus. Mr. Poulin conducted and Mrs. Robinson, pianist, and Esther Green, at the organ, completed the evening’s work.
Lyric Club.
The program of the second Lyric Club concert featured a new composition written especially for the club, by F. Marian Ralston, a local composer, who chose Robert Browning’s poem, Rabbi Ben Ezra, as her vehicle. Many parts showed much lyric beauty, and some considerable dramatic quality. It was well received. The club is noted for its delicate and rhythmic finesse, standing as one of the finest women’s choruses in the country. This, like the Ellis Club, is the result of patient and effective work by J. B. Poulin, director. Ruth May Shaffner, soprano, a most promising young singer, was the soloist. Her voice is warm and rich
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the State Music Teachers’ Convention, which meets in Bellingham on June 26, 27 and 28.
The Aftermath Club’s recent program consisted of a group of folk sungs sung by Mrs. Peter Vike, Rosa Kelly accompanying, and a drama, The Mask of the Two Strangers (Lady Alice Egerton), directed by Vilma Sundborg, of the Bellingham School of Music and Art, with fifteen students of the school taking part.
The orchestra was the subject of the Junior Club program, explanatory notes on the instruments being given by Marguerite Oatt, club president. Others taking part were Margaret Inge and Alta Keough, violinist; Leonardine Miller and Elinor Wisnor, pianists, and Zetta Squires, cellist.
The Bellingham School of Music and Art has moved to its new location in the Alaska Building. Open house was held, to which the public was invited, the eight rooms being thrown open for inspection. Three of these rooms can be converted into one recital hall. A program was given by faculty members and pupils of the school. The faculty members are Minnie Clark, director and teacher of piano; Mrs. Ecker, piano; Lois Wilson, piano; Hildur Lindgren, voice; Vilma Sundborg, dramatic art; Mollie !'resize, china painting; Frank Gottschalk, stringed instruments, and Albert Benson, violin. Zora Farnung is the school secretary.
The Normal School Morning Assembly is being entertained by programs of educational value, put on by the students and directed by members of the school faculty. The last program consisted of community singing led by Florence Wing, student; selections by the Normal School Orchestra, John Roy Williams, teacher and director; clarinet solos, Wilmer Musser, student, and violin solos, John Yost, student.
The Bellingham Women’s Music Club presented Amy Wirth in a program of her. own compositions at the After-math Club house, with Ellen Shelton Harrison, soprano, assisting. Mrs. Wirth played the accompaniments and a group of her piano compositions. Several numbers were encored or requested a second time. Following the program, Mrs. Harrison W. Abbott entertained twelve guests at luncheon at the golf and country club in honor of the artists.
The Monday Club was entertained by a musical program directed by Mrs. C. W. Henderson and Mrs. James Wilson.
Mrs. C. H. Barlow was in charge of the Rotary Women’s musical program for the last regular meeting.
The Aftermath Club met at its clubhouse to hear a program on the Biography and Plays of Eugene O’Neil by Mrs. F. H. Dillabough; Review, Mrs. T. M. Barlow; Music, Mrs. David Ireland and Mrs. William McCush. L. V. C
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Portland, Ore., March 11—Mozart’s opera comique, Cosi Fan Tutte, in chamber music form, was the attraction at the Public Auditorium, March 9. Irene Williams, Kathleen Hart Bibb, Lillian Palmer, Judson House, Pierre Reming-
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